Tuesday, March 25, 2014

First day at artists' colony

Well, since yesterday was spent getting here--SW to Baltimore and then on to Tampa, picking up rental car, driving a couple hours, a stop at supermarket for supplies--today is actually my second day. (a shout out to Southwest Airlines for retrieving my beloved jeans jacket after I forgot it on the plane!) 

Arrived in the pouring rain. And the sound of rain and waves right outside my window lulled me to sleep for 10 glorious hours, after a welcome dinner of steak Oscar with the other fascinating residents and Hermitage people. 

Today: a morning of reading to prepare me for the essay I'm planning to write. A couple of hours to tie up loose ends on other projects. Then writing my novel. 

Oh. And staring at this: